American Women's Club of Hamburg Currents Magazine November/December 2013 | Page 13

AC TIVIT Y RE VIE W

S egway Fun
by Kimberly K.

On a sunny and cold Autumn day, seven brave women met at
the tennis club Witthöft in Brahmfeld to conquer their exciting
adventure ahead. Smiling faces, helmets on, these hare-footed
ladies were ready to take on the world. Their mystery doohickey
was a two-wheeled battery power machine that is created for a
single standing rider. This contraption had a code name: Ginger.
Today is it known as a Segway. It has no brakes; the rider and
the handlebars control its speed and direction. Supposedly the
Segway can go up to 20 km per hour.

and Susan was a wonderful experience! Everyone had fun and
had become quite a group of daredevils by the end of the event.
I personally am looking forward to the next Segway adventure.
My helmet, warm jacket and gloves are waiting by the door.

We had two very kind gentlemen that gave us a lesson and laid
out a Segway circuit, so that the Bond girls could get into action.
Once we were all ready to roll, our adventure started. Tina was
our guide and with her fancy footwork showed us the way to the
Ohlsdorf cemetary gardens. It was so much fun dodging in and
out of hedges along small pathways, stopping and taking in the
wonderful scenery of the park itself.
What a brilliant way to be introduced into the American Women’s
Club of Hamburg. Spending two hours zooming around on a
Segway with these lovely ladies, Regina, Jess, Tina, Denise, Tracy

Hotel Leonardo in Stellingen and the I nter national G arden Show
by Heike S

On the 4th of September, 13 ladies set
out to a lovely afternoon of visiting the
International Gartenschau (IGS). To
make the day even more special, Patricia
Steinkuhl from the Leonardo Hotel Chain
Group invited us for some delicious hors
d’oeuvre and drinks on the terrace of the
Leonardo Hotel in Stillhorn. After a tour
of the hotel and its facilities, the group
set out to a brisk walk over to the IGS.
Luckily, the Hamburg skies graciously
decided to spare us from rain and thus we
had the chance to admire all of the flora
and fauna and debate over the landscaping
artwork ‘Dream-opoly’, which depicted
parts of the North American culture in a
provoking way.
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Award-winning roses, fruits and vegetables
were then admired in the Greenhouse,
where two vegetables left us stumped as
to what they are called. Who can identify
these two purple vegetables for us?

Around dusk, we concluded our delightful
outing, just in time for the closing of the
grounds. A big thanks to Shawn K. for
the organization and also Patricia for
having us in her hotel!
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